Honda "Just Says No" To V8's
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I guess we can all forget that next gen NSX with the V8 engine...
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ErnestM
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A consultant who declined to be named estimated that developing and tooling up both a rwd platform and a V-8 engine family would conservatively cost $2 billion. At that cost, even if Honda sold 100,000 such equipped vehicles a year, it would take 20 years to recoup its investment, the consultant said.
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What a load of bullsh*t, TVR developed its own rwd and V8 and spent nowhere near $2billion.
Also a fwd can never be as sports oriented as a rwd because the drive is going to the wrong end! Control of 4 wheels via steering and drive has to be better than control of 2 wheels with all input going through them.
>> Edited by kevinday on Tuesday 2nd July 12:19
A consultant who declined to be named estimated that developing and tooling up both a rwd platform and a V-8 engine family would conservatively cost $2 billion. At that cost, even if Honda sold 100,000 such equipped vehicles a year, it would take 20 years to recoup its investment, the consultant said.
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What a load of bullsh*t, TVR developed its own rwd and V8 and spent nowhere near $2billion.
Also a fwd can never be as sports oriented as a rwd because the drive is going to the wrong end! Control of 4 wheels via steering and drive has to be better than control of 2 wheels with all input going through them.
>> Edited by kevinday on Tuesday 2nd July 12:19
Hmmm hate to disagree but it might cost them 2 billion.
Its not the development but its the tooling. Honda would have to build new factories, processes, robots etc etc. And remember they have to churn out a VERY reliable power plant in the order of 100's of thousands a year.
TVR on the other hand still seem to be in the middle of developing some of their engines and don't exactly have the reliability issues cornered yet either. Plus, and its a big plus, TVR only have to produce a max of about 2000 engines a year which is a big infrastructure difference. They probably don't need to invest billions in new factories to build the engines with robots gallore. All they need is a shed and a few blokes from Blackpool and the whole outfit is still economically viable. Not so when you're building 100's per day....
Although I would be the first to que up to buy a (good) Honda V8 car.
As a buynote the Honda V4 development for motorbikes was subsidiesed by flogging millions of those little scooter type things (Cubs or summat) to China. They are still the predominant transport type in China today. And notice how Honda is about the only motorbike manufactorer to build roadgoing V4 bikes. Almost no one else does. (certainly none of the other big 4 anyway) strange.....
Andy
Its not the development but its the tooling. Honda would have to build new factories, processes, robots etc etc. And remember they have to churn out a VERY reliable power plant in the order of 100's of thousands a year.
TVR on the other hand still seem to be in the middle of developing some of their engines and don't exactly have the reliability issues cornered yet either. Plus, and its a big plus, TVR only have to produce a max of about 2000 engines a year which is a big infrastructure difference. They probably don't need to invest billions in new factories to build the engines with robots gallore. All they need is a shed and a few blokes from Blackpool and the whole outfit is still economically viable. Not so when you're building 100's per day....
Although I would be the first to que up to buy a (good) Honda V8 car.
As a buynote the Honda V4 development for motorbikes was subsidiesed by flogging millions of those little scooter type things (Cubs or summat) to China. They are still the predominant transport type in China today. And notice how Honda is about the only motorbike manufactorer to build roadgoing V4 bikes. Almost no one else does. (certainly none of the other big 4 anyway) strange.....
Andy
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